To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.